OFFICE OF HOUSING Office of Housing Counseling

OFFICE OF HOUSING

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Office of Housing CounselingLeveraging Community Partners for Eviction Prevention

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David Berenbaum

Deputy Assistant SecretaryHUD Office of Housing Counseling (OHC)

Presenters

Presenters:

• Rob Weber, OHC-OCB

• Celia Jones, CPD

• Olivia Healey and Shawna LaRue Moraille, Community Compass Grantee

• Monica Jefferson, Housing Opportunities Made Equal of Virginia

Agenda

• Introduction and Background

• Resources for Emergency Rental Assistance

• Local Partnerships to Prevent Eviction

• How to Find Other Rental Assistance Partners in Your Area

• Q and A

• Additional Resources

Overview of HUD Rental Webinar Series

• A 5-webinar series on rental housing counseling: Readying Your Organization for Rental Housing Counseling

• Recordings posted:• The Practice of Rental Housing Counseling

• Using Eviction Data and Tools in Rental Housing Counseling

• Partnering with Homeless Services Systems to Prevent Eviction

• Final webinar in series: TBD• The Impact of Rental Housing Counseling on Preventing Eviction

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Resources for Emergency Rental Assistance

Understanding Your Role as a Housing Counselor

• Know what resources exist at a federal, state, and local level for your jurisdiction

• Develop a basic understanding of the program requirements

• Understand who implements these programs within your community

• Know where to refer renters that need assistance

• Know how to help renters apply for these resources

• Be able to communicate with landlords about available resources

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CARES Act

and Other

COVID-19

Response

Funding

Chart

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Find a

grantee by

HUD CPD

program

Supporting Clients

Client lost job due to COVID-19

Local Stay at Home

Orders for Community

Client misses rent payments in January, February

Think strategically about how funding can be layered in your localityMaximize available resourcesAvoid duplication of funding

Local Partnerships to Prevent Eviction

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• Monica L. Jefferson

• Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

City of Richmond, Eviction Diversion Program (EDP)

City of Richmond Eviction Diversion Program

Richmond’s Eviction Diversion Program (EDP) to work with tenants who have received a pay or quit notice for nonpayment of rent, an unlawful detainer for nonpayment of rent, or a judgement for nonpayment of rent. The EDP strategy is a multi-level approach that includes:

1. Rental Housing Counseling

2. Pro Bono Attorneys (Voluntary Conciliators)

3. Financial Assistance

4. Housing Stabilization Resources

• The Eviction Diversion Program is a collaborative public-private partnership

• City of Richmond• Central Virginia Legal Aid Society• Greater Richmond Bar Foundation• Housing Opportunities Made Equal of VA,

Inc.• Richmond General District Court

EDP Partners

• Reduce the number of evictions for low-income families

• Diminish the displacement of families from their homes

• Encourage an understanding of eviction-related processes through education

Program Objectives

Program Eligibility Guidelines

The Eviction Diversion Program is available to Richmond City residents who are facing eviction after receiving the pay or quit notice, before or at the time of an unlawful detainer (eviction) hearing, or after a judgment of possession and before the execution of the Writ of Possession if:

• The tenant has been impacted by COVID-19 pandemic.• The tenant and the landlord can agree on the amount of money

owed.• The money owed is the only issue of dispute between the tenant

and the landlord.• The tenant has not received assistance from the program in the

last 12 months.• The tenant income does not exceed 80% of the AMI for the City of

Richmond.22

How to Find Other Rental Assistance Partners in Your Area

Finding Rental Assistance Partners in Your Area

Rental and Eviction Prevention Case Management

• Philanthropic partners – can provide HCAs with grants for operating support, expanding rental housing counseling, or flexible rent assistance resources

• Legal aid and mediation organizations – can assist clients who are already facing an eviction

• PHAs and local affordable housing providers – can assist clients in finding affordable rental units

• Local landlords and landlord trade associations – can educate landlords on rental assistance programs to help their tenants

Emergency Services

• Social service providers such as CAP agencies and faith-based organizations – can assist clients with emergency resources

• Food and clothing banks – can assist clients with other basic needs to free up resources to pay their rent

Finding Rental Assistance Partners in Your Area

Sources to look up rental assistance resources based on jurisdiction:

• NCSHA State HFA Emergency Housing Assistance Programs (search by state Housing Finance Agency)

• NLIHC COVID-19 Rental Assistance Database (search by state, city, county, or locality)

• Legal Help FAQ on Evictions and Renter Protections (includes financial assistance resources - search by state, county, or city)

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NCSHA State

HFA

Emergency

Housing

Assistance

Programs

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NLIHC

COVID-19

Rental

Assistance

Database

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Legal Help

FAQ on

Evictions and

Renter

Protections

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Housing

Assistance

Resources

Questions and Answers

Coming Soon: Community of Practice

• HUD’s Office of Housing Counseling will be hosting a community of practice for organizations performing extensive rental housing counseling

• Learn and share best practices with the field

• Community of Practice:• A group of practitioners with shared expertise that engage in a process

of collective learning around a common set of problems.

Additional Resources

• CARES Act and Other COVID-19 Response Funding Chart

• Rental Housing Counseling Resource Page

• CFPB – Help for Renters

• Using CDBG-CV to Address Housing Instability Webinar - Recording

• Office of Housing Counseling websites

Office of Housing Counseling

• Find us at: www.hudexchange.info/counseling

• Email us at: [email protected]

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OFFICE OF HOUSING

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Office of Housing Counseling

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